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ASLAN FRONTMAN CHRISTY Dignam is “in good form” and rumours of his death are “just rumours”, his bandmates have said.
They were replying to questions from fans on the band’s official Facebook page, after news broke that Dignam was being treated in hospital.
The band said that Christy attended hospital on Thursday after feeling unwell. “They are keeping him in for further tests,” they said.
axis Ballymun / TwitterReminder tonight's Christy Dignam concert has had to be postponed due to ill health. Full refunds available from axis box office.
— axis Ballymun (@axisBallymun) February 21, 2015
His fans have been flocking to the Facebook page for updates after reports of his hospitalisation.
The Irish Sun said today that Dignam had suffered a suspected brain seizure.
He has a rare blood cancer, which he has been treated for since 2013.
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Rip to the 132 souls lost
Praying for all the victims who tragically lost their lives in this horrible tragedy
Trying to hang on for news of survival from something so graphic looking at it fall at the speed it fell must have been hard … can only hope for everyone lost from wot I read that the G force was so strong it knocked them out half way down is true
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